Mârșa

North: Roata de Jos commune East: Dâmbovnic river; farmland till Neajlov river South-East: Goleasca village South: Videle town West: farmland till Teleorman County border In the north side of village can be seen oil wells in exploitation.

Tei settlement - civilian housing of Bronze Age (on the outskirts of the village, right side of Roata de Jos road, north of Gitonei Valley) Dridu settlement - civilian housing of Medieval times – 8th century AD (on the outskirts of the village, right side of Goleasca road)[4] For many years,[vague] the school of Mârșa (Școala Generală) has prepared and sent its graduates to next level schools, mainly - but not limited - to Videle, Bolintin-Vale, Bucharest, most of them becoming reliable[vague] intellectuals.

[6] Representatives of Vlașca's traditional folk music (muzica lăutărească), local fiddlers (lăutari) survived over time, perhaps because they are musicians from father to son.

While cleaning and washing is done by pouring hot water, the skin is grated using knives, even bricks or simply tin cans, punctured with a nail.

On the morning of December 24, children sing this specific carol at the house's door or window: Foicică portocală / Noi suntem copii de școală / Și-am venit sa colindăm / Pe la case sa urăm / Bună dimineața la Moș Ajun!

The lyrics may vary, sometimes last part being altered by custom lyrics or from other carols: Câte flori sunt pe pământ / Toate merg la jurământ / Numai floarea crinului / Șade-n Poarta Raiului / Și judecă florile / Florile, garoafele / De le ia miroasele.

Adult gypsies, using an adorned pig head placed on a tray, perform this carol on New Year's Eve or Saint Basil's Day - January 1.

On January 1, the children use a stick decorated with colorful paper flowers to pat the adults' shoulder while performing the classical blessing carol.

Nowadays, accompanied by decorated tractors, the men perform the Plugușorul tradition[9] and carol[10][11] on the first day of January, throughout the whole village or only in a dedicated area, if there are many groups.

The housewives will prepare a specific dessert, by cooking "8" shaped pasta in water, adding sugar, crushed nuts, cinnamon powder and grated lemon.

The housewives prepare clay dishes (străchini), filled with sweet milk boiled rice (local tradition - colarezi), boiled eggs, some sweets and cherries or strawberries, and clay pots, filled with water (or wine) and garden flowers, sharing them with neighbors, relatives and the needy.

Part of Muntenia's Călușari tradition, the local show includes also the mute character (Mutu) who does not speak, wears a hideous mask and does obscene actions.

They are singing: "Paparudă, rudă / Vino de ne udă..." Media related to Mârsa, Giurgiu at Wikimedia Commons